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PIGEONHOLING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system for classifying things into groups

Synonyms:

grouping; pigeonholing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pigeonholing" is a kind of...):

classification system (a system for classifying things)

Derivation:

pigeonhole (treat or classify according to a mental stereotype)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb pigeonhole

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